Former Taiwanese boy band F4 reportedly planning to reunite for concert in 2026
A filepic of Taiwanese pop group F4 members (from left) Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu and Vic Chou at an event in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2007. Photo: Handout
F4, one of the top Taiwanese boy bands alongside groups such as Energy and 5566 during the 2000s, could be making a comeback in 2026.
According to an exclusive report by Taiwan's Mirror Media on June 4, the four members of the Mandopop act have finally reached an agreement and will reunite for a concert to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut.
The reunion was made possible by Taiwan-based recording company B'in Music, which was behind the comeback of Energy in 2024.
F4 consisted of Taiwanese stars Jerry Yan, 48; Vic Chou, 43; and Ken Chu, 46; as well as Taiwanese-American Van Ness Wu, 46.
The quartet were brought together as a boy band in 2001 after acting in Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), which also starred the late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu.
Meteor Garden was such a phenomenon in Asia that the four men went on to record three albums and hold concert tours as F4.
The group were later renamed JVKV, using the first letter of each of the members' names, due to copyright issues.
The members went their separate ways in 2009 and have since performed together at Jiangsu Television's Spring Festival Gala only in 2013.
After the split, Yan continued to act and occasionally took part in Chinese variety shows, while Wu is focusing on variety shows and commercial performances in China.
Chu currently conducts live-stream sales, while Chou furthered his acting career, with his latest role in the upcoming drama series The World Between Us: After The Flames (2025).
According to Mirror Media, B'in Music – which managed to convince Energy to reunite 15 years after their disbandment – has a list of former popular boy bands which it hopes to lobby for reunion, with F4 being top on the list.
B'in Music, which includes Taiwanese bands Mayday and Accusefive in its stable of artistes, reportedly spent a long time talking to the four members, who are represented by different agencies.
The task was made more difficult as the quartet were said to have split due to differences in their personalities and feelings of jealousy and unfairness between them.
However, the success of Energy's reunion in 2024 proved to be a key factor in convincing them to come together again.
Mirror Media said the huge marketability of F4 would be a big draw for the reunion concert and that the group may also tour Asia, in addition to focusing on China and Taiwan. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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